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Romania buys Portuguese F-16s to replace Lancers
Oct 14, 2013 - Romania has completed the purchase of 12 F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcons from Portugal to replace part of its fleet of Russian built MiG-21 Lancer fighter aircraft and thus bring its air force up to NATO standards. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16 detachment nears 5,000 flights at Kandahar Airfield
Oct 07, 2013 - In September 2008, Operation Guardian Falcon arrived at Kandahar province to support the International Security Assistance Force as the first Belgian detachment at Kandahar Airfield. [Read more...]
Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target completes 1st pilotless flight
Sep 23, 2013 - The first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flight occurred September 19, 2013. The aircraft was identified as QF-16A block 15 serial #83-1110. [Read more...]
Wild Weasels battle through Iron Spear
Sep 12, 2013 - U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons used an array of offensive firepower during a two-week exercise with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force that wrapped up Sept. 6 [Read more...]
ANG & Singapore fighters dogfight over Idaho skies
Aug 27, 2013 - F-16 Fighting Falcons returned to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, recently, and could be seen screaming across the skies above base as red- and blue-force aircraft. [Read more...]
JDEWR brings fight to F-16 pilots
Aug 22, 2013 - Groundbreaking advancements to F-16 Fighting Falcon warfare training here arrived last week in the form of a Joint Deployable Electronic Warfare Range, or JDEWR. [Read more...]
Maintaining aircraft integrity one coat at a time
Aug 15, 2013 - With a new state-of-the-art Corrosion Control Facility at Aviano AB, aircraft are now serviced in-house for a quarter of the cost. [Read more...]
Homestead F-16s receiving several avionics upgrades
Jul 25, 2013 - As one of the more cost-effective programs in Air Force history, the F-16's history also boasts adaptability. [Read more...]
Airman reflects on journey from load toad to Viper pilot
Jul 16, 2013 - "I remember the first time I climbed into an F-16 and the canopy closed. I had my mask on and it was so quiet. I was amazed at how quiet and peaceful it was. At that moment, I knew the cockpit was where I was meant to be." To get into that cockpit, Maj. Robin Lytle had to navigate a long path. [Read more...]
F-16s being regenerated into drones
Jul 11, 2013 - Less than three months after the last F-4 phantom II departed from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group for drone conversion, maintainers here are already turning the wrenches on Air Combat Command's fourth generation of aerial targets, the F-16 Fighting Falcon. [Read more...]
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